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cabernetvsStash

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

cabernetStash
Score46/10078/100
Rank in category#78 of 118 in Media Server#2 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars37913 308
Stars, last 30 days—+302
Stable releases, 12 months77
Latest release0.9.16.02 · 13 Mar 2026latest_develop · 24 Jun 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 46/100 for cabernet, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Stash is easier to run; cabernet needs more configuration.

Stash is growing faster right now (+302 stars in 30 days).

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